Jan 28 Fallout grows from Trump's new immigration crackdown By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Trump's order has ushered in a period of limbo for an unknown number of non-American citizens that are now barred from the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 28 France, Germany unite in face of Trump refugee ban By Associated Press France and Germany formed a united front Saturday in the face of President Donald Trump's halt in the U.S. refugee program. Continue reading
Jan 28 White House reverses course on green card holders By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The White House on Sunday tried to tamp down concerns about President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order in the face of widespread protests… Continue reading
Jan 27 How is Trump's immigration crackdown seen in Muslim-majority nations? By Adam Schreck, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Many citizens of Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump's curbs on travel to the United States say they were hardly surprised the restrictions rank among his first orders of business. The new commander-in-chief had,… Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against 'terrorists' By Larisa Epatko Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely. Continue reading
Jan 26 Updated: White House floats 20 percent tax on Mexican goods to pay for wall By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border… Continue reading
Jan 26 Column: America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians By Jason J. Han and Neha Vapiwala, STAT Immigrant physicians represent a huge asset U.S. health care. Attracting and training these physicians is a boon for public health. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:19 News Wrap: Trump takes steps on border wall, immigration crackdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump signed two executive orders at the Department of Homeland Security, ordering construction of a Mexican border wall, and taking other actions aimed at illegal immigration. Also, the White House distanced itself from reports… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 8:20 What do Trump's new orders on immigration really do? By PBS News Hour President Trump is tackling one of his election promises by ordering a border wall and cracking down on illegal immigration by stripping funding from “sanctuary cities” and ending a policy of releasing undocumented immigrants. Judy Woodruff gets views on what… Continue watching
Jan 25 Restaurants nationwide seek 'sanctuary' status for immigrant employees By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Dozens of restaurants from New York to Ann Arbor, Michigan are hoping the designation will help protect employees in an immigrant-heavy industry . Continue reading